Prof. James H. Hough Profile

Prof. James H. Hough

Project Scientist at Univ of Hertfordshire

SPIE Involvement:

Author

Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

Day-one science with CanariCam, the Gran Telescopio Canarias multi-mode mid-infrared camera

Charles Telesco, Christopher Packham, Christ Ftaclas, James Hough, Margaret Moerchen, Kevin Hanna, Jeffrey Julian, Frank Varosi, Roger Julian, Greg Bennett, Charles Murphey, Francisco Reyes, Craig Warner

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787697

KEYWORDS: Mid-IR, Stars, Polarimetry, Coronagraphy, Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Polarization, James Webb Space Telescope, Cameras, Silicates

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Design of a mid-IR polarimeter for SOFIA

C. Packham, M. Escuti, G. Boreman, I Quijano, J. Ginn, B. Franklin, D. Axon, J. Hough, T. Jones, P. Roche, M. Tamura, C. Telesco, N. Levenson, J. Rodgers, J. McGuire

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70142H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789843

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Diffraction, Telescopes, Absorption, Mid-IR, Optical design, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Laboratory performance characteristics of CanariCam, the GTC facility multi-mode mid-IR camera

Margaret Moerchen, Christopher Packham, Charles Telesco, Kevin Hanna, Jeffrey Julian, Frank Varosi, James Hough, Francisco Reyes, Christ Ftaclas, J. Bennett, Roger Julian, Charles Murphey, Craig Warner

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70142E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789040

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Polarization, Image quality, Mid-IR, Telescopes, Image quality standards, Coronagraphy, Cameras, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2007 Paper

Mid-IR polarimetry: new vistas for SOFIA

Christopher Packham, David Axon, James Hough, Terry Jones, Patrick Roche, Motohide Tamura, Charles Telesco

Proceedings Volume 6678, 66780F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734420

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Stars, Magnetism, Silicates, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Absorption, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2006 Paper

Detecting the polarization signatures of extra-solar planets

J. Hough, P. Lucas, J. Bailey, M. Tamura, E. Hirst

Proceedings Volume 6269, 62690S (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671016

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Telescopes, Stars, Planets, Space telescopes, Exoplanets, Sensors, Polarimetry, Modulation, Atmospheric particles

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

SIRPOL: a JHK_s-simultaneous imaging polarimeter for the IRSF 1.4-m telescope

Ryo Kandori, Nobuhiko Kusakabe, Motohide Tamura, Yasushi Nakajima, Takahiro Nagayama, Chie Nagashima, Jun Hashimoto, Jim Hough, Shuji Sato, Tetsuya Nagata, Akika Ishihara, Phil Lucas, Misato Fukagawa

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626951 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670967

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Wave plates, Stars, Cameras, Telescopes, Polarizers, Astronomy, Infrared radiation, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

CanariCam: a multimode mid-infrared camera for the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS

Charles Telesco, David Ciardi, James French, Christ Ftaclas, Kevin Hanna, David Hon, James Hough, Jeffrey Julian, Roger Julian, Mark Kidger, Chris Packham, Robert Pina, Frank Varosi, R. Glenn Sellar

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458979

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mid-IR, Coronagraphy, Cameras, Polarimetry, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Polarization, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

Polarimetry developments at the Gemini telescopes

James Hough, David Aitken

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458221

KEYWORDS: Wave plates, Polarization, Polarimetry, Gemini Observatory, Prisms, Telescopes, Crystals, Space telescopes, Modulation, Composites

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

Near-infrared imaging-polarimetry of the Red Rectangle

Koji Murakawa, Motohide Tamura, Hiroshi Suto, Takashi Miyata, Tim Gledhill, James Hough

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458840

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Stars, Image resolution, Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Polarimetry, Astronomical telescopes, Astronomy, Scattering, Observatories

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